What is CVE-2022-49088?

CVE-2022-49088 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.3 onward and patched in 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34 and others. CVE-2022-49088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49088?

CVE-2022-49088 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-49088?

Yes, CVE-2022-49088 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49088 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49088

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dpaa2-ptp: Fix refcount leak in dpaa2_ptp_probe This node pointer is returned by of_find_compatible_node() with refcount incremented. Calling of_node_put() to aovid the refcount leak.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-02-26

Last modified 2025-09-23

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.3 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3, 5.18 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.3

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.189 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.111 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.34 5.15.x ✓ 5.16.20 5.16.x ✓ 5.17.3 5.17.x ✓ 5.18

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49088 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b04bd4f03bba021959ca339314f6739710f0954
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45fdd98b70142521739615ad1bfb760401863b73
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46d120f7c163706d6c31ee00baa0be64c4572b78
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49088

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-02-26

Modified 2025-09-23

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49088?

CVE-2022-49088 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.3 onward and has been patched in 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34 and others. CVE-2022-49088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49088?

CVE-2022-49088 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-49088?

Yes — CVE-2022-49088 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49088 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.